Fluor Golf for Greenville receives Charitable Giving Award
June 7, 2017
James Brown,vice president and general manager of Fluor’s Greenville operations; Cheryl Wiggins, senior manager, community and public affairs for Fluor; Heather Ellis, project manager and 2016 Fluor Golf for Greenville co-chair; and Scott Brawley, vice chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind.
Fluor Golf for Greenville received the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind’s prestigious Charitable Giving Award during the school’s graduation ceremonies. The award recognizes organizations that have provided financial support to the school at a leadership level, and recipients are selected by the school’s statewide Board of Commissioners.
Fluor Corporation founded Golf for Greenville in 1989 to engage the company’s employees and vendors in raising funds to support charities in Upstate South Carolina. In recent years, tournaments have raised $290,019 for the school.
“Fluor Golf for Greenville has been an excellent partner in helping us create more active, outdoor opportunities for our students,” said Ann Akerman, chief executive officer of The Walker Foundation, the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind’s fundraising arm.
The Walker Foundation was chosen as a beneficiary of the 2012 Golf Tournament resulting in a donation of $101,070 to support the construction of a new field house on the campus. The Walker Foundation was also chosen as a beneficiary of the 2016 Golf Tournament providing a donation of almost $188,949 in support of playground renovation projects. A portion of this donation was allocated to the Cedar Springs Academy playground, which was completed in September 2016. The donation will also be used toward the School for the Deaf playground renovation expected to be completed in fall of 2017.
“Fluor is honored and humbled to receive the Charitable Giving Award,” said Bob Novak, executive sponsor for Fluor’s Golf for Greenville and executive director of material management. “While we appreciate the recognition for Golf for Greenville’s support of the school’s programs and projects, it is the partnership and alignment of our common goals – to maximize the potential of the individuals served – that we are most proud of.”
About Golf For Greenville
Golf for Greenville was developed and founded by Flour employee volunteers in 1989. Since its inception, this employee-led initiative has had a strong impact, with over $5 million raised to assist community organizations. In recent years, Golf for Greenville has had overwhelming support from Fluor employees and vendors, and frequently sells out the tournaments.
About The Walker Foundation
Founded in 1979 for the sole purpose of working directly with the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind, The Walker Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to securing the resources that enable the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind to achieve its mission and goals. For more information, please visit www.walkerfdn.org or call 864-577-7583.
About the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind
The SC School for the Deaf and the Blind is the state’s specialized school for students who are deaf or blind. It offers pre K-12 educational programs on its main campus in Spartanburg and specialized vision and hearing services in school districts and homes throughout the state. For more information, go to www.scsdb.org or call the school’s toll-free number at 1-888-447-2732.
